Oscar Jackson Smith was born 8 Aug 1878 to Charles Smith and Miltilda Buck Smith in Henderson, KY. He was married to Mina Pearl Morehead Smith (1880 – 1955). They had 8 children:
Athalee Smith 1902 – 1923
Mary Pauline Smith Allgood 1908 – 1967
Evelyn Cordelia Smith Baker 1911 – 1969
Dorothy Louise Smith Hammond 1915 – 1973
Martha Elizabeth Smith McFarron 1916 – 1988
Oscar Jackson Smith 1918 – 1971
James E. Smith 1923 – 1944
Anna Marie Smith Hoffman 1923 – 1999
Oscar was sheet metal worker and proprietor of his own tin shop at 320 First Street.
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Oscar died on 5 Jun 1950 (aged 71) and was buried in Fernwood Cemetery lot 1139, space 9.
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Reference:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89217999
US Census 1910, 1920, 1930
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